Jacson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Jacson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Jacson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Cherokee County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Jacsons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Jacson registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Jacsons registered

Texas counties where the Jacsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cherokee County2100%

Where the Jacsons were born

Birthplaces the Jacsons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana150%
Virginia150%

When the Jacsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Jacsons
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Jacson in the register

The Jacsons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Andrew JacsonCherokee CountyVirginia1866
Thomas JacsonCherokee CountyLouisiana1866

Jacson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Jacson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Cherokee County holds 2 of the 2. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Jacsons in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (1) and Virginia (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Jacson?

Cherokee County (2). In all, 2 registered across 1 Texas county between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Jacson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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